AO486 Compatibility List

[rhester72]

Anyone able to get sound/music working in Secret of Monkey Island? The game is supposed to auto-detect (no way to configure sound settings). I get no sound at all

Haven't tried that game, but is the BLASTER environment variable set properly?

[jamesfmackenzie]

Anyone able to get sound/music working in Secret of Monkey Island? The game is supposed to auto-detect (no way to configure sound settings). I get no sound at all

Haven't tried that game, but is the BLASTER environment variable set properly?

Yes - first thing I tried. Unfortunately makes no difference for me

[NightShadowPT]

@NightShadowPT, I'd be interested and really appreciate also to know your autoexec.bat and config.sys that you used for pinball dreams 2 because I've just tried on my side with different settings and I always end with a black screen once I select a table. I for sure have something wrong configured but I do not know what.

Here are the Autoexec.bat and config.sys I use to run Pinball Dreams 2 in MS-DOS 6.22.2220

Config.sys

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device=c:\tools\qemm\dosdata.sys
SET LOADHIDATA=C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI.RF
device=c:\tools\qemm\qemm386.sys aram=b000-b7ff st:f ram aram=d000-dfff rf
device=c:\tools\qemm\dos-up.sys @c:\tools\qemm\dos-up.dat
DEVICE=C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /RF C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
DEVICE=C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /RF C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=40
FCBS=1,0
BUFFERS=10,0
LASTDRIVE=E
SHELL=C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI.COM /RF C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\  /p

Autoexec.bat

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@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $E[s$E[1;1H$E[0;1;37;44m$E[K$E[1;29H NightShadow's Magic DOS$E[37;40m$E[u$P$G$E[37m
C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI /RF C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE 2048 /L /X
C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI /RF C:\DOS\DOSKEY.COM
C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI /RF C:\DRIVERS\CTMOUSE.EXE /R2
rem C:\TOOLS\QEMM\LOADHI /RF C:\TOOLS\SOFTMPU\SOFTMPU.EXE /MPU:330 /OUTPUT:COM1
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
SET SOUND=C:\SBPRO
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
SET DIRCMD=/A
C:\SBPRO\SBP-SET /M:12 /VOC:12 /CD:12 /FM:12 /LINE:12
PATH C:\TOOLS\SOFTMPU;C:\TOOLS\QEMM;C:\DOS;C:\Tools;C:\Tools\XTG;C:\Tools\ARJ;C:\Tools\PKZIP;C:\Tools\RAR;C:\Tools\Shortcts

[NightShadowPT]

Added the following to the Compatibility list:

• Zaxxon
  Xenon
  Xenon 2
  Wrath of the Demon
  Wolfenstein 3D
  Wizkid
  Wings of Fury
  Where Time Stood Still
  War of the Lance
  Veil of Darkness
  Vette
  Utopia
  Ugh
  Tau Ceti
  Test Drive
  Test Drive 3
  Thexder
  Thexder 2: Firehawk
  Times of Lore
  Titus the Fox
  TMNT
  TMNT Arcade Game
  Turbo Outrun
  Tyrian.

I also added a new column called "Added by" so that people know who did the test and can ask questions here.

Cheers,

[kathleen]

Thank you @NightShadowPT, very kind to you. I'll compare this evening the differences with my set up, I fell, seeing your autoexec that it is a matter of QEMM wrong configured on my side, I've also just noticed, thanks to the compatibility list, that for this game there is a comment saying : "boot1_opensource.rom (black screen otherwise)", maybe I do not have the right boot1 for this game, this is another point that I did not think about. Anyway, 'll keep you posted

[NightShadowPT]

Thank you @NightShadowPT, very kind to you. I'll compare this evening the differences with my set up, I fell, seeing your autoexec that it is a matter of QEMM wrong configured on my side, I've also just noticed, thanks to the compatibility list, that for this game there is a comment saying : "boot1_opensource.rom (black screen otherwise)", maybe I do not have the right boot1 for this game, this is another point that I did not think about. Anyway, 'll keep you posted

Yes, I just added a second comment. I'm running the regular Boot1 rom, not the opensource one and it works.

[NightShadowPT]

Added:

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Robocop
Riders of Rohan
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Road Fighter
Risky Woods
Renegade
Red Baron
Realms
Rampart
Rampage
Railroad Tycoon
Raiden
Planet X3
Protostar
Prophecy I, The Viking Child
Prehistorik
Prehistorik 2
Power Monger
Populous

[Chris23235]

But there is a big difference between these games and the games that clearly seem to want FPU or can only run in VESA. Unless Settlers 2 is running VESA in game, and I do not think it is, then that is the only VESA game that seems to run well on this core.

Terminal Velocity runs okay in SVGA, not as smooth as VGA, but very playable.

[NightShadowPT]

Added:

Popcorn
Prince of Persia 2
Prince of Persia
Pole Position 2
Pirates!
Pipedreams
Paratrooper
Paperboy
Pango
Pang
Pac in Time
Outrun
One Step Behind
1 on 1
Omnicron Conspiracy
Oh No More Lemmings!
Obitus
Ninja Rabbits
Nova 9

[NightShadowPT]

Added 49 new games

[kathleen]

Thank you @NightShadowPT, very kind to you. I'll compare this evening the differences with my set up, I fell, seeing your autoexec that it is a matter of QEMM wrong configured on my side, I've also just noticed, thanks to the compatibility list, that for this game there is a comment saying : "boot1_opensource.rom (black screen otherwise)", maybe I do not have the right boot1 for this game, this is another point that I did not think about. Anyway, 'll keep you posted

Yes, I just added a second comment. I'm running the regular Boot1 rom, not the opensource one and it works.

I've just tried PD2 by changing my setup in order to stick with your config.sys and autoexec.bat and this doesn't work. I then changed the boot1 by the opensource version and also went back to my previous set up and bingo, the game worked as it should. Well, this does not answer to my question, I still do not know what causes the problem if I use the "normal" boot1.rom (last version).

Anyway, thank you for your help and also to have reminded me that the opensource version of the boot1 was existing.

[NightShadowPT]

Anyway, thank you for your help and also to have reminded me that the opensource version of the boot1 was existing.

Happy to see you got that sorted out! Enjoy the game...

[rhester72]

Things I've learned about Pinball Dreams 1/2:

- Choose Soundblaster. Not 2.0, not Pro, Soundblaster. Otherwise, you will hang when you try to select a table.
- 70Hz mode sucks. There's nothing I've been able to manage so far that doesn't judder like hell.

[Coldheat007]

Not sure what happened to the contributor section. I still keep adding games that I am testing.

[vanfanel]

Does "Magic Carpet" really work in-game? I can see the nice intro, the menu, but when I click on the spinning planet sphere to start actual gameplay, the game stalls forever in the loading screen (showing the CD), never getting in game. There are even youtube videos of this game running on ao486, but I don't see it working with the current version... Using DOS 6.33 here.

[Chris23235]

Does "Magic Carpet" really work in-game? I can see the nice intro, the menu, but when I click on the spinning planet sphere to start actual gameplay, the game stalls forever in the loading screen (showing the CD), never getting in game. There are even youtube videos of this game running on ao486, but I don't see it working with the current version... Using DOS 6.33 here.

Didn't try the game myself, but there also was a floppy version and from what I read about the game running in Dos Box the CD caused sometimes problems where the floppy version worked.

[Coldheat007]

I have not loaded that one yet myself. I will today and see if it works for me.

[NML32]

Did the comments get out of sync? I noticed volfied comments are listed up a couple of rows up.

[vanfanel]

Does "Magic Carpet" really work in-game? I can see the nice intro, the menu, but when I click on the spinning planet sphere to start actual gameplay, the game stalls forever in the loading screen (showing the CD), never getting in game. There are even youtube videos of this game running on ao486, but I don't see it working with the current version... Using DOS 6.33 here.

Didn't try the game myself, but there also was a floppy version and from what I read about the game running in Dos Box the CD caused sometimes problems where the floppy version worked.

I have tried the floppy version and does exactly the same thing, except it shows a floppy instead of a CD

[Chris23235]

I tried the ExoDos version and it seemed to run fine (only played for a minute or so). Setup of this version is straight forward, just copy the MagCarp folder to your VHD and run carpet.exe.

[flynnsbit]

Added VHD options section.

[vanfanel]

I tried the ExoDos version and it seemed to run fine (only played for a minute or so). Setup of this version is straight forward, just copy the MagCarp folder to your VHD and run carpet.exe.

ExoDOS only seems to offer Magic Carpet PLUS and Magic Carpet 2, right?
Which one did you try?

[Chris23235]

Magic Carpet Plus, it is the original game plus the Add on.

[Chris23235]

I tried the ExoDos version and it seemed to run fine (only played for a minute or so). Setup of this version is straight forward, just copy the MagCarp folder to your VHD and run carpet.exe.

ExoDOS only seems to offer Magic Carpet PLUS and Magic Carpet 2, right?
Which one did you try?

Magic Carpet 2 also works, I added it the the compability list.

[vanfanel]

I tried the ExoDos version and it seemed to run fine (only played for a minute or so). Setup of this version is straight forward, just copy the MagCarp folder to your VHD and run carpet.exe.

ExoDOS only seems to offer Magic Carpet PLUS and Magic Carpet 2, right?
Which one did you try?

Magic Carpet 2 also works, I added it the the compability list.

Thanks! MC2 is very nice indeed. I like it better than the original, with the cave levels and all.

[spicer]

anyone able to get wing commander privateer working right?
every time i fire weapons the game slows down. i think its got something to do with sound

[Coldheat007]

Seems like the comments got shifted up about 3 rows. I used a downloaded copy I had and fixed all the comments.

[Chris23235]

anyone able to get wing commander privateer working right?
every time i fire weapons the game slows down. i think its got something to do with sound

I tried the CD version and it seemed to work. I just flew around for a few minutes and used the laser cannons, no problem here.

[spicer]

anyone able to get wing commander privateer working right?
every time i fire weapons the game slows down. i think its got something to do with sound

I tried the CD version and it seemed to work. I just flew around for a few minutes and used the laser cannons, no problem here.

thanks for that, working now. turns out it didnt like fat32 in my setup. works fine from a fat16 vhd

[Chris23235]

The CD-ROM support in today's core update fixed the problem with Wing Commander III crashing after a few seconds. Unfortunately I wasn't able to calibrate a joystick properly, did anyone had more luck?